The Influence of Mathematical Skills on Entrepreneurship Success in Tanzania: A Case of Petty Traders in Mwanza City Council
| dc.contributor.author | Katabwa, Johnson N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kalemile, Dorence M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-30T12:06:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-30T12:06:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The need of mathematical proficiency remains as standing tool in promoting newly growing technology and entrepreneurship. The role of mathematics on the entrepreneurship in enhancing business operations, decision-making processes, and overall business management in today’s competitive market can’t be ignored. By recognizing that, the current study intended to assess the influence of Mathematical skills on entrepreneurship success among petty traders in Mwanza city council. Through exploratory design the study adopted crosssectional survey design approach. 80 small scale shop retailers were structured interviewed using questionnaire sheet. Qualitative insights from petty traders were quantitively measured by Likert scale and analyzed by binary logistic model through SPSS package. The findings revealed a significant influence of mathematical skills on improving entrepreneurial outcomes, such as increased profitability, better cash flow management, and enhanced risk and business planning skills. At 0.05 confidence interval Mathematical skills and other factors such as Capital, experience and gender were observed to be significant determinants which can predict the success of any business. The study highlighted the importance of mathematics and entrepreneurship education in empowering petty traders and recommended that, proper policy interventions can develop the quality of mathematics education for Petty traders, implement community-based trainings towards mathematical implications on financial management. Furthermore, financial institutions should stand on promoting students in mathematics performance to all levels of education so to prepare the well-trained future entrepreneurs. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2591-6815 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tia.ac.tz/handle/123456789/242 | |
| dc.publisher | African Journal of Accounting and Social Science Studies (AJASSS) | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 2; Issue 2 | |
| dc.subject | Mathematics skills | |
| dc.subject | Mathematical performance | |
| dc.subject | Entrepreneurship success | |
| dc.subject | Petty traders | |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | |
| dc.title | The Influence of Mathematical Skills on Entrepreneurship Success in Tanzania: A Case of Petty Traders in Mwanza City Council | |
| dc.type | Presentation |